(a) Cooperation and assistance. The Assistant Secretary shall to the
fullest extent practicable seek the cooperation of recipients in
obtaining compliance with this part and shall provide assistance and
guidance to recipients to help them comply voluntarily with this part.
(b) Compliance reports. Each recipient shall keep such records and
submit to the Assistant Secretary timely, complete and accurate
compliance reports at such times, and in such form and containing such
information as the Assistant Secretary may determine to be necessary to
enable him to ascertain whether the recipient had complied or is
complying with this part. For example, recipients should have available
for the Department data showing the extent to which known handicapped
individuals are beneficiaries and participants in federally assisted
programs. In the case of any program under which a primary recipient
extends Federal financial assistance to any other recipient, such other
recipient shall also submit such compliance reports to the primary
recipient as may be necessary to enable the primary recipient to carry
out its obligations under this part.
(c) Access to sources of information. Each recipient shall permit
access by the Assistant Secretary during normal business hours to such
of its books, records, accounts, and other sources of information and
its facilities as may be pertinent to ascertain compliance with this
part. Where any information required of a recipient is in the exclusive
possession of any other agency, institution or person and this agency,
institution or person shall fail or refuse to furnish this information,
the recipient shall so certify in its report and shall set forth what
efforts it has made to obtain the information. Asserted considerations
of privacy or confidentiality may not operate to bar the Department from
access to or copying of records or information, or from evaluating or
seeking to enforce compliance with this part.
(d) Posters and information. The recipient will post in prominent
locations (bulletin boards, time clock areas, etc.) posters designed and
furnished by DOL outlining and summarizing the nondiscrimination
requirements of section 504. The recipient also will make readily
available information on section 504 requirements with respect to
compliance procedures, the rights of beneficiaries and employees through
handbooks, pamphlets and other materials furnished by DOL.
